RN-Cath Lab

Baptist; Meridian (MS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation in Meridian, MS is seeking a Cath Lab RN to coordinate and provide care for cardiac patients undergoing interventional procedures. The role requires critical thinking and collaboration to ensure safe, evidence-based patient care.

Responsibilities include assisting during procedures, monitoring patient status, and delivering education to patients and families while supporting lifelong learning and team leadership in a fast-paced cath lab environment.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• RN license with BLS certification within 14 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Administer care for heart disease and heart attack patients by obtaining visual diagnostics of the arteries of the heart.
• Identify blockages, assist physicians during procedures, and monitor patient status.
• Perform interventional procedures like cardiac catheterizations, angioplasties, pacemaker and/or defibrillator implantation.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate the plan of care.
• Provide medications as prescribed and educate patients and families.
• Communicate and collaborate with others to deliver patient care and provide clinical leadership.

Skills

Cath Lab experience

RN license

Critical thinking

Patient care

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

The Cath Lab-RN coordinates and provides care utilizing the critical thinking framework known as the nursing process for cardiac patients through interventional procedures. The nursing process forms the foundation of the nurse's decision making to help partner with patients/families to attain, maintain and restore health whenever possible. Blends caring, compassion, knowledge and integrity to provide safe quality care that preserves patient autonomy, dignity and rights.

Job Responsibilities

• Administer care for heart disease and heart attack patients by obtaining visual diagnostics of the arteries of the heart.
• Identify blockages, assisting the physician during procedures, and monitoring the patient’s status at other times.
• Administer interventional procedures like cardiac catheterizations, angioplasties, pacemaker and/or defibrillator implantation, and related interventional or diagnostic procedures.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates the plan of care.
• Administers medications as prescribed.
• Provides patient, family, and/or significant other health teaching/education.
• Participates in activities designed to improve health care delivery.
• Communicates/collaborates with others in providing patient care.
• Provides clinical leadership
• Supports lifelong learning
• Completes assigned goals
• Administer care for heart disease and heart attack patients by obtaining visual diagnostics of the arteries of the heart.
• Identify blockages, assisting the physician during procedures, and monitoring the patient’s status at other times.
• Administer interventional procedures like cardiac catheterizations, angioplasties, pacemaker and/or defibrillator implantation, and related interventional or diagnostic procedures.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates the plan of care.
• Administers medications as prescribed.

Minimum Required Experience

1 year experience in a Cath Lab unit

Minimum Required Education

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Minimum Required Licensure

RN; BLS Certification within 14 days of hire